But hasn't Nostr been around for a while? I'm coming from Bluesky where the user experience is 100% seamless, except during a mass influx of signups but even then it was just a little pothole in the road, although the protocol is not actually decentralized - a fatal flaw in my book. I also remember the glory days of original Twitter (which had a tip option) before the Musk takeover.
Well, that's interesting. I noticed Ditto was faster for me too (in the US), and I was immediately attracted to the UI. It's working for me so far more than the other desktop clients, so I'm sticking with it for now, along with Coracle.
The wine is especially good tonight, thank you. I was about to give up on Nostr and now I'm cheering it on, LOL.
So, that's the rough part about an open and decentralized protocol, right? There's no central vision and no authority to provide one.
Anyone can build anything they want and user experience is therefore very dependent on the developers of each individual client.
We might see some change with what nostr:nprofile1qqsgydql3q4ka27d9wnlrmus4tvkrnc8ftc4h8h5fgyln54gl0a7dgsprpmhxue69uhhqun9d45h2mfwwpexjmtpdshxuet5qy28wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hszrthwden5te0dehhxtnvdakqc267ea is proposing here:
More cooperation to improve the protocol and applications built around it would be welcomed, for sure.
I'm a but of a weirdo in that I enjoy trying out new and unrefined technologies, and particularly those that look promising for improving freedom. Yet, I know that most folks aren't like me. They want the freedom, but they also want a good experience.
To some extent freedom will always come with more responsibility than what folks are used to, but good design and sensible defaults can also help with the learning curve immensely.
Like I always say, I'm willing to suffer through the 9 circles of hell for a truly decentralized protocol. I end up getting shadowbanned - never banned which would have been a mercy - everywhere I go. But I have to say that Nostr is challenging even that, LOL. I'm sure that having tech skills makes it easier, and the community seems kind and willing to help which could offset any screams of frustration.
Pretty sure Primal wants to annihilate my existence. This is what works for me atm:
— Coracle to post
— 'Ditto' client to see if my posts are showing up (insecure login) and to repost and follow global feed
— Damus in iPhone for notifications
— Amethyst on Droid to read notifications not on desktop
Gotta love all of the different client options, LOL. But hey, I'm willing to suffer pain if this is what it takes.
Excellent question. My previous missing posts are STILL MISSING.
But so far, after adding all of the relays and their mother... my published notes are showing up.
I have no idea. I just added a bunch of relays, massive data usage be damned, lol.
US AIRSTRIKES ON SOMALIA
US President Trump released footage of one of the US military airstrikes on Somalia earlier today, claiming the US targeted an "ISIS attack planner and other terrorists," offering no evidence of the target.
The UN reports 6 million people in Somalia need humanitarian aid.
Vid: Faytuks
https://video.nostr.build/e70ca93d75a27a848cfc3a8aa12b5451a60a1f0f08632a8f26050b632e538221.mp4
I've watched this footage multiple times and can't tell if it's 5,000-lb bunker busters (burrows into the ground before detonating, used on Beirut and to kill Nasrallah) or a 2,000-lb MK-84/BLU-117... 🤔 Anyone have any thoughts?
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. 🤍
Jumble is an interesting client that I haven't played around with much. Dev is nostr:nprofile1qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uq3vamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3dwfjkccte9eshqup0qqsgzfdez8ksa9xmuvqg5zly3nl9e5xqkpvj8nllj9aw06ra4pqq3qcug5u3k who also made possibly the easiest to install relay app for desktop: Nostr Relay Tray. Great guy, and really responsive, though I think his timezone is opposite of mine here in the western US, because I usually don't hear from him until the next day, and it was like 2am here when he replied. 😂
I am definitely getting your reply. Nostr.wine is a great paid relay. I would encourage you to look into their other relay offerings as well. In particular, filter.nostr.wine, which is kind of like a personalized web-of-trust relay, that allows you to see notes from users you follow plus users they follow in your Global feed, and it pulls those notes from a variety of relays without you needing to have them in your relay list. Additionally, it blasts the notes you write out to several relays, giving you a bit better reach, without having to add all those relays to your list of outbox relays.
If you don't decide to subscribe to filter.nostr.wine, I would recommend adding a couple more popular public relays to your list of "outbox" relays. That is, the ones you write your notes to. A lot of users read from those relays, or they use a relay that pulls notes in from those relays and filters them for spam. If you only post to nostr.wine, only those who have added it as a relay they read from will see your notes, unless their client supports the outbox model, which is a whole other conversation...
I would also recommend adding a popular web-of-trust relay to the relays you read from. Something like wss://wot.utxo.one. nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7ct9va5hxtn4w3ux7tn0dejj7qg4waehxw309an8yetwwvh82arcduhx7mn99uqzpckv7l8jqspl8u4y54dn9rcduwlrs4v2040nxce0m2h0cunvrj8tkauy96 's web-of-trust relay is likely the most popular, because he really pioneered this relay type back when Nostr was being spam attacked late last August and early September. Web-of-trust relays only allow users within the relay owner's web-of-trust to post to them, meaning they are virtually spam free, since most folks don't intentionally follow spammers.
This has been the BEST advice I received so far, and I received some very helpful info, and I thank you. I would zap you if I could, lol. I'll work on that next.
It looks like the relays issue may have solved my missing notes problem. I added the popular relays and others you recommended and all of a sudden I have more people seeing my posts and following.
With that said, I think it's incredible that Nostr would expect new users to figure this stuff out. Is there a plan to 1) fix the bugs and 2) make Nostr user-friendly?
CANADA RESPONDS TO TRUMP TARIFFS
Canada's Justin Trudeau announced 25% tariffs on $Billions worth of United States manufactured products. BC and Novia Scotia ordered bans on US alcohol and other products and services...
Trump threatened to double US tariffs on Canada. Trump's executive order is to take effect on Tuesday at 12:01 am.
Trudeau says Canada and Mexico are working together.
Vid: Global News
https://video.nostr.build/cbbd6cad1a53aa1d1e87779753bb6ac8f45b635c5f8bb171ed441df16f608814.mp4
I have to admit, I was thinking the tech issues might be a deal breaker, but people jumping in and helping me out was a game changer.
US AIRSTRIKES ON SOMALIA
US President Trump released footage of one of the US military airstrikes on Somalia earlier today, claiming the US targeted an "ISIS attack planner and other terrorists," offering no evidence of the target.
The UN reports 6 million people in Somalia need humanitarian aid.
Vid: Faytuks
https://video.nostr.build/e70ca93d75a27a848cfc3a8aa12b5451a60a1f0f08632a8f26050b632e538221.mp4
Can anyone on Nostr see the above post? (Even if you don't like or agree with it?) I'm having issues with disappearing posts on Nostr.
US AIRSTRIKES ON SOMALIA
US President Trump released footage of one of the US military airstrikes on Somalia earlier today, claiming the US targeted an "ISIS attack planner and other terrorists," offering no evidence of the target.
The UN reports 6 million people in Somalia need humanitarian aid.
Vid: Faytuks
https://video.nostr.build/e70ca93d75a27a848cfc3a8aa12b5451a60a1f0f08632a8f26050b632e538221.mp4
Nostr will either turn me into a tech engineer or an alcoholic, haha.
Thank you again for the help. It turned into a fun adventure!
Shhhh... don't ruin it yet, lol. I just need something that works until I figure out the ultra-confusing relays...
Yes, Damus/Notedeck is working at least as well as the rest! And is the only client that works for me to get notifications. Also, I just saw that there will be a Damus for Android. 😻
Would it be a problem if I start adding a bunch of relays? Or can I add them all?